Durak Tab JoyPrivacy Policy
Who we are
Durak Tab Joy is a card game for Android (Google Play package games.dnastyle.durakjoy), the web (tab.durakjoy.com) and Telegram (the @durak_joy_bot mini app), developed and published by D.N.A Style Games, a business registered in Israel. D.N.A Style Games is responsible for the data described here. Contact: [email protected].
In short
- Registration and accounts: you can create a free account by signing in with Google, to keep your progress in the cloud and play online. It is optional; you can also play as a guest. You can delete the account at any time in the game or on the account deletion page.
- Purchases: you can optionally buy cosmetic premium card decks. Card payments are handled by Paddle, our reseller and Merchant of Record, and Stars payments by Telegram. We never see your card details. There is no gambling and there are no cash prizes; gems are a virtual currency earned only by playing (see section 6).
- No ads, no advertising ID and no third-party analytics or tracking code.
- To improve the game, the app sends gameplay statistics (including the nickname you chose) and anonymous usage and error data. Both are on by default and each has its own switch in Settings.
- We never sell your data and never share it with third parties for their own use. Everything travels encrypted (HTTPS).
- You can ask us to delete your data at any time (see "Deleting your data").
What stays on your device
Your settings (language, sound, vibration, theme), your progress (level, XP, statistics), gems, items and quests are stored on your device. Uninstalling the app, or clearing its data, deletes them. Android may include them in your own device backup if you have backup turned on. If you register, a copy is also kept in your account (see section 5).
Data the game sends, and why
1. Game statistics (Settings → "Share game stats", on by default)
Sent to our game server (durak-tab-joy.sites.tab.bot): a random install ID created on your device and a short Player ID derived from it; the nickname and avatar you chose in the game; game totals (level, XP, games, wins, losses, first places, gem balance); game events (app opened, game results, gem rewards and purchases made with gems, gift codes); app version, language, platform (Android / iOS / web) and a general device type (phone, tablet or computer).
Why: game statistics and balancing, and sending gifts to players. Turn the switch off and nothing more is sent; events not yet sent are deleted from your device.
2. Anonymous usage and error data (Settings → "Send anonymous usage data", on by default)
Sent to our statistics server (stats.durakjoy.com), tagged with a separate random ID that is not linked to your Player ID or nickname: session start and end and their length; game start and end (mode, bot level, number of players, result, place, duration); tutorial steps; purchases made with gems; gift redemptions; errors (the error message and a short technical excerpt of where it happened; email addresses and long numbers are filtered out); app version, platform, language and a general screen-size class. On the web version it can also include the campaign tag or referring website that brought you. The server adds your country (two letters) from the internet connection. Your IP address is not stored; only a scrambled code of it is kept for a few minutes to block abuse.
Why: analytics, finding and fixing crashes and bugs. Turn the switch off and nothing more is sent.
3. Gifts and gift codes
When the app starts, it asks our server whether a gift is waiting for your install ID; the ID is used only to answer and is not stored by that request. When you redeem a gift code or claim a gift, the code and your install ID are stored so that each code is used only once. The app also downloads a game-settings file and in-game news; those requests carry no identifier.
4. Feedback you choose to send
If you send a report with the in-game 🐞 button, we receive your message, its type (bug or idea), your Player ID, the app version and language, the screen it was sent from, a short device description (app or browser, Android version and phone model as reported by the device), the screen size, and the approximate country of the request. If you then also choose WhatsApp or email, your message is sent through that app and we receive it there with your phone number or email address. Feedback sent through the form on the durakjoy.com testers website includes what you type (the message and, if you choose, a name, a contact, phone model and Android version) and the approximate country.
Why: to fix problems, improve the game and reply to you if you asked.
5. Registration, your account and online play
Registration: you register with the "Sign in with Google" button in Settings → Account. We ask Google only for a unique, anonymous ID of your Google account. We do not receive your email address, name or photo, and no password is stored by us. Registration is optional. Online features are being rolled out gradually, so the button may not appear in your version yet.
What the account holds: a random account number; the anonymous ID from Google; the Player ID of the install you registered from; your nickname and avatar; a cloud copy of your progress (gems, items, level and XP, games and wins, achievements, login streak); gifts sent to the account; when you registered and were last seen; online match results (your place at the table and who was left the "Durak"); and a block flag if the account was blocked for abuse.
Online play without an account: to play with friends as a guest, a temporary guest session is created with your nickname, avatar and Player ID. It is not stored as an account; match results are stored with a random guest ID.
Why: to run the account you created, save and move your progress between devices, run online tables and prevent abuse.
6. Purchases and payments
Card payments (Paddle): our order process is conducted by our online reseller Paddle.com, which is the Merchant of Record for all our orders. When you pay by card, Paddle collects and processes the details needed for the purchase (for example your email address, country or postal code, payment details and IP address) as an independent data controller, under the Paddle Privacy Policy. Paddle sends us only what we need to deliver and support your purchase: the transaction ID, the item, the amount and currency, and the Player ID or account the purchase belongs to. If you write to us about a purchase, Paddle may also share your email address with us so we can answer. We never receive or store your card number.
Telegram Stars: when you pay with Stars in Telegram, we receive from Telegram your Telegram user ID, the payment ID, the item and the number of Stars, and we store them with the time of the purchase. Telegram processes the payment under its own privacy policy.
What we keep: a record of each purchase (item, time, amount, payment ID and the player, account or Telegram user it belongs to), so that the deck appears in your game, “Restore purchases” works, and refunds and accounting can be handled.
Why: to deliver the item you bought, restore it on your devices, handle refunds and support requests, prevent fraud, and meet tax and accounting obligations.
What we do not collect
No email address, phone number or real name (not even when you sign in with Google, unless you write to us yourself or a purchase requires it as described in section 6), no contacts, precise location, photos, files, microphone or camera, and no advertising ID or hardware identifiers such as IMEI.
Legal basis
Where data-protection laws such as the GDPR apply, we process game statistics and usage data on the basis of our legitimate interest in running, securing and improving the game (you can object at any time with the switches in Settings), gifts and codes to provide a feature you use, your account, cloud save and online play to provide the service you signed up for, feedback to answer your request, and purchase records to perform the purchase contract and to meet our legal (tax and accounting) obligations.
Sharing and processors
We do not sell, rent or share your data with third parties, and we do not use it for advertising. Our servers run on Cloudflare's cloud platform (Cloudflare, Inc.), which stores and processes the data only on our behalf to host the service; its servers may be outside your country. When you register, Google (Google LLC) verifies the sign-in and gives us only the anonymous ID; your use of your Google account is governed by Google's privacy policy. Card payments are processed by Paddle (Paddle.com Market Ltd and its group companies), and Stars payments by Telegram; each acts as an independent controller for the payment data it collects (see section 6). We may disclose data only if the law requires it.
Security
All data is sent encrypted over HTTPS (TLS). Access to the data is limited to the developer through password-protected admin tools.
How long we keep data
Game statistics, gift records and anonymous usage data are kept while the game is operated and the data is useful for statistics and support, and are deleted when no longer needed or when you ask. Your account and its data are kept until you delete it, or until we stop operating the game. Feedback is kept until the issue is handled. The scrambled IP code is deleted within minutes. Purchase records are kept for as long as tax and accounting laws require. If we stop operating the game, we delete the other data.
Deleting your account, deleting your data, and your rights
Delete your account in the game: Settings → Account → "Delete cloud account" → confirm. Deletion is immediate: the account, the Google ID, the cloud save and the account's gifts are deleted, and in online match results the player is replaced with "deleted". Only a security log entry that a deletion happened is kept, with the random account number only. Progress on your device stays on your device.
Delete your account without the app: use the account and data deletion page, or email [email protected] with the subject "Delete my account" and your Player ID (shown on the Profile screen) so we can find the account. We delete it within 30 days and confirm by email.
You can also ask to access, correct or delete your data at any time. Email [email protected] with the subject "Delete my data" and include your Player ID (format XXXX-XXXX). You can find it on the Profile screen and in the gift-code window, where it can be copied. We delete the game statistics, gift records and feedback linked to it within 30 days and confirm by email. The anonymous usage data uses a separate ID that is not linked to your Player ID, so we usually cannot identify it; you can stop it at any time with its switch. Uninstalling the app, or clearing its data, deletes everything on the device and gives the app new IDs. You may also complain to your local data-protection authority.
Notifications
The Android app offers an optional daily-reward reminder: at most one evening notification if you have not claimed your daily reward. It is scheduled on your device; no data is sent for it. Android asks your permission first, and you can turn it off in the game's Settings or in Android's settings. The "run at startup" permission is used only to keep this reminder after the phone restarts.
Permissions
Internet (game settings, statistics, gifts, feedback), vibration (can be turned off in Settings), notifications (the optional reminder) and run at startup (to restore the reminder). The app does not access location, camera, microphone, contacts or your files.
Children
Durak Tab Joy is intended for players aged 18 and over and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13 (or under 16 where local law sets that age). If you believe a child has sent us data, write to us and we will delete it. The game has no betting and no prizes.
Gambling and prizes
The game has no gambling and no cash or valuable prizes. The only paid items are the optional cosmetic decks described in our Terms of Service. Gems and in-game items are virtual: they are earned only by playing and cannot be bought with money, sold or exchanged for money.
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update this page and its effective date, and tell players in the game about important changes.
Contact
D.N.A Style Games
Email: [email protected]